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VILLIAM T. JOHNSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

GAME APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 566,715, dated August25, 1896.

Application filed December 18, 1895. Serial No. 572,531. (No model.)

T 0 ail tolto/1t t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing in Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved game apparatus, which is played bya special pack of cards and moving pieces in connection with a suitableoutlinemap, such as a map of the United States, and in which theinterest of the players is kept up throughout the game, while at thesame time the players are familiarized with the geographical location ofthe various Sta-tes on the map.

The invention consists of a game apparatus which comprises a pack ofcards composed of a group of combined State and wheel cards, a group ofcycle-cards, dark-wheel cards, scorcher-cards, and terminal cards, alsoan outline-map of the United States or other country, and sui tablemoving pieces or wheels, as will be fully described hereinafter, andfinally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents the outline-map of theUnited States, in connection with a circular space denominatedquarantina as used in my improved game apparatus. Fig. 2 represents aface view of one of the group of combined State and wheel cards as usedin the pack of cards used in my improved game apparatus. Figs. 3, et,and 5 are face views of three different cycle-cards. Fig. 6 is a faceview of one of the group of dark-wheel cards. Fig. 7 is a face view of ascorcher-card. Fig. S is a face view of a terminal card, and Figs. 9 and10 are the moving disks or wheels used in connection with the cards andthe outlinemap of the United States.

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My improved game apparatus is played in connection with an outline-map Mof the United States or any other country, a specially-designed pack ofcards, and of a number of moving disks or wheels "W NV, the top surfacesof which are shaped in imitation of cycle-wheels and provided with thenames of various well-known bicycles. The pack of cards C is preferablycomposed of sixty cards, which control the movement of the moving piecesor wheels over the map, the cards being divided into a series ofcombined State and wheel cards, (shown in 2,) of which forty-eight areused, and a group of face-cards,(shown,respectively,in Figs to 8,) ofwhich twelve are used. Each of the combined State and wheel cardscontains the names of several States or Territories and above the samethe name of one of the bicycles, arranged on the moving disks or wheelsNV W. The combined State and wheel cards are so arranged that the nameof a bicycle and a series of State-naines are arranged twice on the faceof each card, symmetrically to the transverse center line of the card,in the same manner as in the well-known French cards, so that the namescan be read oit directly in whatever position the cards are held in thehand.

The face-cards or illustrated cards C2 are again divided into sin groupsof two cards each and are called,respectively, cycle, 7 bicycle, tandemfdark-wheel, scorcherj and California or terminal cards. They are shown,respectively, in Figs. 3 to 8 of the drawings. Onlyacombined State andwheel card entitles the player to enter with his moving disk or wheel lVon the map and to one move into an adjoining State, while the face orillustrated cards entitle the holder to various moves, as follows: acycle-card to one move into an adjoining State, a bicyclecard to twoconsecutive moves from State to State in any direction, a tandem card tothree consecutive moves from State to State in any direction. Adark-wheel card entitles the holder to transfer his moving disk or wheelfrom the State in which it rests to any State West, commencing with thecorresponding letter of the State on which the wheel is placed at thetime. For instance, when his wheel. rests on New York the dark-wheelcard enables the player to transfer his wheel to Nevada, New Mexico, orany other western State or Territory beginning with the letter N. Ascorcher-card entitles the holder to transfer his wheel to the farthestState or Territory west occupied by any other wheel and compels saidwheel to leave the map entirely. A scorcher-move cannot be made unlessthe wheel of another player is located in IOO a State west of his ownState. The California or terminal card entitles the holder who reachesCalifornia, or any other State which is designated to be the terminalState, to enter and go out of that State. Only the terminal card or thespecial Wheel-card of the holder, that is to say, the State-card headedby the name of the bicycle corresponding with the name of the wheelselected by the holder, entitles him to enter and go out of the terminalState. The combined State and Wheel card becomes the Wheel-card of theholder if the name of his Wheel is printed at the head of the card. theplayer the privilege to move into any ad joining State or Territory,including California, and entitles him to the privilege of retaining ituntil each opponent has played his cards.

My improved game is played as follows: The outline-map is placed on thetable in full view of the players, after which the cards are shuiiledand dealt, live cards to each player. The moving disks or wheels arethen placed face downward and mixed, after which each player selects onewheel. The player at the left of the dealer plays first. T0 enter uponthe map, a player must hold a State-card bearing the name of one of theStates on the eastern or Atlantic coast, and no other card can be usedfor the purpose of entering on the map. After the map is entered thecard used for the purpose of entering is discarded and the playercontinues until his Wheel is placed as far west as possible onthe map,according to the value of his cards before given. At each movement ofthe Wheel a card is discarded, While one of the cards that cannot beused is discarded at each round. After the players have played theirfive cards in turn five more cards are dealt to each player, the

dealer continuing to deal until the pack is eX- hansted. Vhen the packhas become exhausted, the dealer collects and shufles the cards andcontinues to deal until one of the players enters the terminal State.The dealchanges then to the next in turn. To increase the interest inthe game, a certain predetermined.

score can be arranged in connection with it.

As soon as a player reaches the terminal State all wheels are removedfrom the .map and the cards are dealt again by the next in turn and anentire new start is made from the eastern coast. A number of additionalrules can be devised by which the interest of the game is kept up or bywhich the same can be made more intricate, such as the arrangement of aquarantine, as shown in Fig. 1, to which a This wheel-card gives claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A game apparatus,consisting of an outline-map,a number of moving disks or Wheels, and apack of cards composed of anumber of combined State and wheel cards, agroup of face or illustrated cards of various values and denominationsrelating to cycles, and a group of terminal-State cards, substantiallyas set forth.

2. The combination, with an outline-map representing the geographicaldivision of a country, of a number of moving disks or wheels carryingthe names of popular bicycles, and a pack of cardscomposed of a numberof combined State and Wheel cards, each card provided with the name ofone of the bicycles on the moving disks or wheels, and with the names ofseveral States, a group of face or illustrated cards of various valuesand denominations relating io cycles, and a group of terminal-Statecards, substantially as set forth.

3. In a game apparatus, the combination of an outline-map, a number ofmoving disks or wheels, and a pack of playing-cards, composed ofagroupof combined State and wheel cards, each card Y being provided with.the name of a bicycle and the names of several States, a group of faceorillustrated cards of various values and denominations relating tocycles, and a group of terminal-State cards, substantially as set forth.

4. In a game apparatus, the ycombination of an outline-inap, a number ofmoving disks or Wheels, and a pack of playing-cards, composed of anumber of combined State and vWheel cards, .each card being providedwith the name of .a bicycle and the names of several States, groups ofcycle, bicycle, tandem, dark-wheel and scorcher cards, and a group ofterminal-State cards, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the `foregoing as .my invention I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM T. JOHNSON. IVitnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, GEO. W. JAEKEL.

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